Beach forecast for Valle Gran Rey
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (WET) · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Today, Thu, Oct 29 · WET- Swimming
- Use care · 4.7 ft
- Water
- 77 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 8:47 am and 9:01 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Valle Gran Rey (5/10). The best hours are from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 7/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm9:00 am–2:00 pm | Use care · 4.7 ft | 77 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 77 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Use care · 3.7 ft | 77 °F | 5 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.4 ft | 76 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 4Poor beach day | 11:00 am–3:00 pm | Use care · 4.4 ft | 77 °F | 3 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 3.1 ft | 76 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 2.8 ft | 76 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
2 good hours- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 86 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (4 mph)
- UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 77 °F (warm)
- Swim with care: 4.7 ft waves every 11 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.7 ft
4.7 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 77 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 4 mph
Onshore breeze (4 mph).
- Tide & sand 8:47 am
Low tide at 8:47 am and 9:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:31 am and 3:01 pm.
The best window, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves. 9:00 am to 2:00 pm can also work, with beach weather, little wind, water at 76 °F and low tide at 8:47 am, though with some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 78 °F | 4 mph | 5.1 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 83 °F | 1 mph | 5.1 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 84 °F | 1 mph | 5.0 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 85 °F | 3 mph | 4.9 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 86 °F | 4 mph | 4.8 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Partly cloudy | 87 °F | 4 mph | 4.7 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 87 °F | 4 mph | 4.7 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 5 | Partly cloudy | 86 °F | 4 mph | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 85 °F | 4 mph | 4.6 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 83 °F | 4 mph | 4.5 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Valle Gran Rey
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Playa de Vueltas 0.2 mi · SE
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Charco del Conde 0.2 mi · W
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de La Puntilla 0.5 mi · NW
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa La Calera 0.8 mi · NW
- Lifeguard
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de Argaga 0.8 mi · SE
- Playa de las Arenas 1.1 mi · SE
- Playa del Inglés 1.4 mi · NW
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Las Salinas 1.4 mi · SE
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.3 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.3 of 1; minus waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Valle Gran Rey
Is it a beach day in Valle Gran Rey today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Valle Gran Rey today?
4.7 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Valle Gran Rey?
About 77 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Valle Gran Rey today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Valle Gran Rey?
Today low tide is at 8:47 am and 9:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 2:31 am and 3:01 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Valle Gran Rey?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
What beaches are near Valle Gran Rey?
Playa de Vueltas (0.2 mi), Charco del Conde (0.2 mi), Playa de La Puntilla (0.5 mi), Playa La Calera (0.8 mi) and Playa de Argaga (0.8 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Valle Gran Rey today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.